Men Explain Lolita To Me

[Perry Noid]

I would like to understand more about why this piece and the clock of Ahmed
have brought so many of us out to chime in.

On Friday, December 18, 2015, Danny Weltman <danny.weltman at gmail.com> wrote:

> I would be interested in how one might reconcile Mark's claim that many
> responses are challenging the thesis thoughtfully in a way that
> demonstrates careful engagement with the whole argument, on the one hand;
> with your claim that responses to the article aren't much more than just
> expressions of frustration and/or indignation, on the other hand. I suspect
> at best only one of you can be right, but I might be missing something.
>
> Danny
>
> On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 9:33 AM, Charles Albert <cfalbert at gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','cfalbert at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>
>> In it's short form, I don't think the response ranges far beyond
>> frustration and/or indignation. Which, I suspect, motivated the piece in
>> the first place.
>>
>>
>> love,
>> cfa
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 12:16 PM, Danny Weltman <danny.weltman at gmail.com
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','danny.weltman at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm not sure it's fair to call something "long exhausted" if it's able
>>> to generate voluminous discussion, as this piece most certainly can.
>>>
>>> Danny
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 9:06 AM, Charles Albert <cfalbert at gmail.com
>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','cfalbert at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thesis?
>>>>
>>>> Or long exhausted trope?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> love,
>>>> cfa
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 11:52 AM, Joseph Tracy <brook7 at sover.net
>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','brook7 at sover.net');>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Typical of Solnit: witty,engaging, sharp but balanced, and a pleasure
>>>>> to read. Many of the responses seem to prove her thesis with unexpected
>>>>> ease.
>>>>> > On Dec 17, 2015, at 3:50 PM, Matthew Taylor <
>>>>> matthew.taylor923 at gmail.com
>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','matthew.taylor923 at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Thoughts on Rebecca Solnit's latest?
>>>>> >
>>>>> > http://lithub.com/men-explain-lolita-to-me/
>>>>>
>>>>> -
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>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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